Chain Manager Position Available In Hillsborough, Florida

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Chain Manager locations
Tampa, FL
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted 6 Days Ago
job requisition id

R-250505-661

Job Description Summary
Looking for a rewarding career? Johnson Brothers is a leading family-owned distributor of wine, spirits, and beer, delivering exceptional service since 1953. We proudly represent the world’s top beverage brands and are committed to excellence, innovation, and growth. Johnson Brothers offers exciting opportunities in a variety of areas. Join our passionate team and help shape the future of the beverage industry! The ideal candidate for this position will be responsible for the business development of Publix Grocers, analyzing current and potential account business. The candidate will have demonstrated a proven track record of business opportunity development, maintaining top-to-top account relationships, and creating, presenting and selling-in value-added beverage marketing programs and initiatives. The Chain Manager must also provide timely, accurate and complete program information, monitor inventories with operations, verify pricing, drive compliance, provide superior customer service as a top priority.

Job Description:

Job Responsibility Specific Duties:

• Develop working relationships with each Publix buyer and their direct managers
• Be point of customer contact and provide timely and superior customer service
• Establish annual pricing and promotional plans for all suppliers and brands in Publix
• Present monthly programming opportunities to Publix buyers
• Coordinate inventory for all Publix programming needs through Johnson Brothers internal teams, and our supplier partners
• Coordinate with all cross-functional partners at Publix including Marketing and Operations
• Work with Johnson Brothers AP/AR teams to manage timely payments on all invoices from Publix
• Understand customer needs and goals and sell business solutions accordingly
• Maintain close working relationships with Brand Manager counterparts, communicating account goals and direction and guiding them to business opportunities
• Prioritize Corporate and National supplier efforts within Publix to ensure Johnson Brothers is their National Account distributor of choice: 1) brand priorities; 2) attend joint planning sessions to understand corporate supplier objectives and goals for Publix
• Maintain account profile and customer database
• Develop and maintain working relationships with key personnel from the branch to the buyers
• Introduce and present new items to buyers for placement
• Submit new item forms to all buyers in a timely manner
• Assemble presentations for effective sales calls to key buyers
• Assist in attaining sales and distribution goals that pertain to the Johnson Brothers yearly business plan
• Report all activities to managers in a timely manner for execution in the trade
• Ensure all pricing is current and accurate
• Provide updates and recaps of ad activities and summaries of meetings to the General Managers
• Review and check all pricing and pricing forms submitted by Johnson Brothers to Publix for accuracy
• Present and close programs to buyers
• Monitor execution of programming at store-level with field sales teams
• Develop, maintain and provide buyers with sales numbers, pricing programs and opportunities
• Handle state issues of assigned accounts sales, operations and compliance
• Conduct semi-annual business reviews
• Administration duties including, but not limited to: 1) reviewing with management activity to determine progress in attaining objectives; 2) Eliminate inefficiencies and costly errors when implementing programs

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field
• Proven track record of creating and presenting successful marketing platforms and concepts that drive incremental business across the enterprise
• Previous experience with presenting sales presentations to groups, senior management
• Demonstrated ability to be able to become a consultative partner to ensure Corporate customers that Johnson Brothers is their distributor of choice
• Self- starter and driven personality to be able to achieve corporate account objectives.
• Understand account level P&L’s and ROI
• Proven written and verbal communication skills
• Must be proficient in Microsoft office and have the ability to learn new technical programs as assigned Candidate must pass drug screen, physical and criminal background check.

Johnson Brothers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair treatment and hiring based on qualifications. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.

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Regular Time Type:

Full time